French tenor, voice teacher, and minor composer Gilbert-Louis Duprez (1806-1896), a native of Paris, is all but unknown to today’s opera lovers. But he was a pivotal figure in the history and development of Romantic-era opera and associated vocal technique in Europe during the first half of the nineteenth century. When he first ventured into…
Order Now The Absolute Sound’s Alan Taffel took a journey through Duruflé’s Requeim and selected his top three recordings, which included The Duruflé Album (DE3619) featuring Dennis Keene and the Voices of Ascension Chorus and Orchestra : “Keene’s groups bring out this work’s every nuance and power through its climactic moments. Keene takes an unhurried…
Saturday, August 26th, Delos artist Inna Faliks joins Maestro Anthony Parnther, guitarist Page Hamilton, trumpeter Wayne Bergeron, fourteen actors and more for WordTheatre’s “In the Cosmos”: WordTheatre® takes you on a wild ride through the universe. From creation myths to the Big Bang to alien life forms, a constellation of actors will bring to life…
Gramophone Magazine’s September issue has a great celebration of longtime Delos artist Gerard Schwarz in honor of his 70th birthday with a discussion of life in the recording studio – as both a performer and conductor. The issue also reviews his new book Behind the Baton: An American Icon Talks Music. We recently celebrated the…
Order Now Tuesday, August 15th, Louise Dubin‘s live performance of Franchomme’s Nocturne Op. 14, No. 1 with Julia Bruskin will be broadcast on Minnesota Public Radio’s Performance Today with host Fred Child. The performance is from the release concert for the World Premiere recording of the work at John Street Church in New York. Tune…
Order Now “This recording presents an orchestration of Sviridov’s song-cycle on verses by Yesenin, Russia Cast Adrift, in a remarkable arrangement made by Evgeny Stetsyuk for orchestra and Russian folk instruments. It is remarkable because it brings out all the colour inherent in the piano original – think of the ‘symphonic dimension’ of the piano…
MusicWeb International offers praise for pianist Paulina Zamora’s new Debussy: 12 Études recording: Order Now “Paulina is a Chilean-American, and she gave a performance of Etudes, according to the detailed and interesting notes, to a rapturous reception in Santiago. I can well believe it, as she is very proficient and has a clear empathy for…
Watch a live performance of Nina Kotova performing Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 with the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra and conductor Vladimir Fedoseyev: Pre-Order Nina Kotova Plays Tchaikovsky Nina Kotova, Cello Valdimir Fedoseyev and the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchesta This lush and lovely album offers beguiling masterpieces for cello and orchestra by Russia’s most…
Listen ahead to our September releases featuring one of today’s most thrilling tenors, John Osborn, and the musical team of renowned Russian-American cellist Nina Kotova, with the legendary Russian maestro Vladimir Fedoseyev leading Moscow’s Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra!
Dmitri Hvorostovsky‘s new Sviridov: Russia Cast Adrift recording gets a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ rating from Planet Hugill: Order Now “With its lyricism, powerful emotional tone and richly dark emotional depths, this is very much the style Sviridov’s music which was admired in Russia, as it expresses feelings for Russia and the Russian soul. … It is a…
Gramophone Magazine has announced the 72 recordings that have been shortlisted for the 2017 Gramophone Classical Music Awards and Jamie Barton and Brian Zeger’s All Who Wander recording has been nominated in the Solo Vocal category! Revisit the original Gramophone review below: Order Now “Anyone who watched Jamie Barton sail serenely to victory at 2013’s…
As we celebrate the new release of Soulmates: Music for Cello, Clarinet, and Piano, we look back at an interview with Uri Vardi conducted before the world premiere performance of Jan Radzynski’s Concert Duos which you’ll find on the new recording! Order Now “I grew up on a kibbutz (communal farm) in Israel,” he says.…
Order Now “Dmitri Hvorostovsky claims a strong attachment to Sviridov’s music, as well as a deep respect and liking for the man himself. … He was in good voice, his rich Russian tones either ringing out or caressing the listener’s ears in velvet utterance. … The music…exploits a range of emotions in illustrating words that,…
Uri Vardi joins Wisconsin Public Radio to talk about his latest Delos recording, Soulmates: Music for Cello, Clarinet, and Piano! https://delospodcast.s3.amazonaws.com/uri_vardiWPR.mp3 Order Now Soulmates: Music for Cello, Clarinet, and Piano Amitai Vardi, Uri Vardi, Arnon Erez Cellist extraordinaire (and cherished Delos artist) Uri Vardi is one of America’s most revered virtuosos and teachers. In this…
Order Now “…another outstanding recording by UW-Madison cellist Uri Vardi gets released by Delos Records. The recording, which features clarinet trios by Ludwig van Beethoven and Johannes Brahms and clarinet-cello duos by contemporary composer Jan Radzynski, has all the makings of another winner. For one, the repertoire is a fine mix of the late Classical…
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